morass

mo·rass

M0418500 (mə-răs′, mô-)n.1. An area of low-lying, soggy ground.2. Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms: a morass of details.

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[Dutch moeras, from Middle Dutch maras, from Old French mareis, probably of Germanic origin; see mori- in Indo-European roots.]

morass

(məˈræs) n1. (Physical Geography) a tract of swampy low-lying land2. a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress[C17: from Dutch moeras, ultimately from Old French marais marsh]

mo•rass

(məˈræs)

n. 1. a tract of low, soft, wet ground. 2. a marsh or bog. 3. something that is confusing or troublesome or from which it is difficult to free oneself. [1645–55; < Dutch moeras, alter. of Middle Dutch maras < Old French mareis < Germanic. See marsh]

Thesaurus

Noun

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morass - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfootmire, quag, quagmire, slackbog, peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

morass

noun1. mess, confusion, chaos, jam (informal), tangle, mix-up, muddle, quagmire I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.2. marsh, swamp, bog, slough, fen, moss (Scot. & Northern English dialect), quagmire, marshland a morass of gooey mud

morass

noun1. A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water:bog, fen, marsh, marshland, mire, muskeg, quag, quagmire, slough, swamp, swampland, wetland.2. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex:cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), skein, snarl, tangle, web.

Translations

沼泽

morass

(məˈrӕs) noun a bog or swamp. 沼澤 沼泽